LAS CRUCES >> Former New Mexico State guard Daniel Mullings will start his professional basketball career in Germany.

Mullings, who will go down as one of the best to wear an Aggie uniform, has signed a one-year contract to play for Medi Bayreuth in Bayreuth, Germany.

Media Bayreuth is in the Basketball Bundesliga, which is the highest level of professional basketball in Germany.

"It's great opportunity, knowing that I'm a professional now," Mullings said. "And getting the opportunity to play and prove myself in a professional platform is really exciting.

"I know it's a very good league, competitive and there's a lot of good teams in the league as well. It's a very athletic league, they like to go up and down. That's all I know so far. I imagine I'll start to figure out a lot as the weeks go on and time passes. From what I've heard, it's a very good league."

Mullings had worked out for the Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns this summer, but turned his focus to Europe as the summer progressed.

"I was trying to exhaust all options and avenues, as far as NBA wise," Mullings said. "And just knowing that if no opportunities came through that way, that I'd definitely be still interested and focused on Europe. I kind of just let it play out, see what happened and made my moves from there."

Mullings, who's currently back home in Toronto, Ontario, training, finished his career at NMSU scoring 1,677 points, which is fourth in program history and is the program's all-time leader in career steals with 249. Mullings averaged 12.4 points, 2.7 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game as senior. The Toronto native was named Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year for 2013-14 during his junior season, when he averaged 16.8 points, 3.5 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game. Mullings was named first team All-WAC twice and to the All-WAC Defensive Team three times.

He led the Aggies to their fourth straight Western Athletic Conference Tournament championship and NCAA Tournament appearance this past season. Mullings is the only NMSU player in program history to play in four NCAA Tournaments.

"From the first time I saw Daniel I knew he would make a great impact for our club and in our league," Medi Bayreuth head coach Michael Koch said in a press release. "He is a tenacious defender, explosive driver, great athlete and very good all around player. I am looking forward to working with Daniel and coaching him in his first professional season."

Mullings also represented Canada in the 2013 World University Games, helping Canada get to the semifinals and he was named All-University Games first team. Mullings will reunited with one of his teammates from that tournament as Melvin Ejim, who played at Iowa State, also signed with Bayreuth.

Medi Bayreuth finished tied for 15th in its league last season going 10-24.

Mullings said he'll probably leave for Germany sometime in August.

"When I get over there, I want to get familiar with the city and the fans and the whole organization, coaches and teammates," Mullings said. "Just get familiar with everything. Once we start, just be able to contribute and help the team in any way possible that I can."